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Employment and Trends - March 2009

TABLE 16 -- TREND OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN ACCESSIONS AND SEPARATIONS BY BRANCH AND AREA TO MARCH 2009

ALL AREAS

U.S. TOTAL

WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA

OUTSIDE WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA

OVERSEAS TOTAL

U.S. TERRITORIES

FOREIGN COUNTRIES

MONTH AND YEAR

NUMBER

RATE

NUMBER

RATE

NUMBER

RATE

NUMBER

RATE

NUMBER

RATE

NUMBER

RATE

NUMBER

RATE

TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/

TOTAL ACCESSIONS A/

MARCH 2008

41,650

*

1.56

40,586

*

1.58

3,934

*

1.26

36,652

*

1.62

1,064

*

1.22

235

*

1.34

829

*

1.19

APRIL 2008

36,407

*

1.36

35,775

*

1.38

2,786

*

.89

32,989

*

1.45

632

*

.72

172

*

.98

460

*

.66

MAY 2008

42,408

*

1.58

41,570

*

1.60

3,748

*

1.19

37,822

*

1.66

838

*

.96

176

*

1.00

662

*

.95

JUNE 2008

51,105

*

1.89

48,607

*

1.86

6,156

*

1.94

42,451

*

1.85

2,498

*

2.84

266

*

1.50

2,232

*

3.18

JULY 2008

39,523

*

1.46

38,077

*

1.45

4,877

*

1.52

33,200

*

1.44

1,446

*

1.64

321

*

1.80

1,125

*

1.60

AUGUST 2008

38,367

*

1.41

36,981

*

1.41

4,971

*

1.54

32,010

*

1.39

1,386

*

1.60

339

*

1.91

1,047

*

1.52

SEPTEMBER 2008

32,317

**

1.19

30,605

**

1.17

4,274

**

1.33

26,331

**

1.15

1,712

**

1.97

479

**

2.68

1,233

**

1.78

OCTOBER 2008

37,655

**

1.39

36,002

**

1.37

3,808

**

1.18

32,194

**

1.40

1,653

**

1.88

550

**

3.01

1,103

**

1.58

NOVEMBER 2008

29,807

**

1.11

28,782

**

1.11

3,091

**

.97

25,691

**

1.13

1,025

**

1.16

240

**

1.31

785

**

1.13

DECEMBER 2008

35,374

*

1.32

34,568

*

1.33

3,564

*

1.12

31,004

*

1.36

806

*

.92

228

*

1.24

578

*

.83

JANUARY 2009

36,281

*

1.34

35,218

*

1.35

4,153

*

1.28

31,065

*

1.35

1,063

*

1.21

230

*

1.26

833

*

1.20

FEBRUARY 2009

37,428

**

1.38

36,443

**

1.39

3,351

**

1.04

33,092

**

1.44

985

**

1.12

177

**

.98

808

**

1.16

MARCH 2009*

88,390

*

3.22

87,618

*

3.30

3,563

*

1.10

84,055

*

3.61

772

*

.88

177

*

.99

595

*

.85

CALENDAR YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*

162,099

5.95

159,279

6.04

11,067

3.41

148,212

6.40

2,820

3.21

584

3.26

2,236

3.20

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*

2,726,632

2,638,780

324,112

2,314,669

87,852

17,940

69,912

FISCAL YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*

264,935

9.77

258,631

9.86

21,530

6.68

237,101

10.30

6,304

7.17

1,602

8.82

4,702

6.74

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*

2,711,160

2,623,213

322,091

2,301,123

87,946

18,163

69,783

NEW HIRES A/

MARCH 2008

32,140

*

1.21

31,294

*

1.21

3,174

*

1.01

28,120

*

1.24

846

*

.97

182

*

1.04

664

*

.95

APRIL 2008

28,145

*

1.05

27,634

*

1.07

2,213

*

.71

25,421

*

1.12

511

*

.58

132

*

.75

379

*

.54

MAY 2008

33,284

*

1.24

32,679

*

1.26

2,920

*

.93

29,759

*

1.31

605

*

.69

126

*

.71

479

*

.69

JUNE 2008

41,759

*

1.55

39,477

*

1.51

5,357

*

1.69

34,120

*

1.49

2,282

*

2.59

230

*

1.30

2,052

*

2.92

JULY 2008

33,891

*

1.25

32,679

*

1.25

4,238

*

1.32

28,441

*

1.23

1,212

*

1.38

263

*

1.48

949

*

1.35

AUGUST 2008

31,625

*

1.17

30,651

*

1.17

4,101

*

1.27

26,550

*

1.15

974

*

1.12

272

*

1.53

702

*

1.02

SEPTEMBER 2008

26,877

**

.99

25,637

**

.98

3,644

**

1.13

21,993

**

.96

1,240

**

1.42

266

**

1.49

974

**

1.41

OCTOBER 2008

30,021

**

1.11

28,704

**

1.10

3,170

**

.98

25,534

**

1.11

1,317

**

1.49

466

**

2.55

851

**

1.22

NOVEMBER 2008

23,732

**

.88

22,927

**

.88

2,536

**

.80

20,391

**

.89

805

**

.91

203

**

1.11

602

**

.86

DECEMBER 2008

30,008

*

1.12

29,407

*

1.13

2,714

*

.85

26,693

*

1.17

601

*

.68

187

*

1.02

414

*

.60

JANUARY 2009

29,794

*

1.10

28,990

*

1.11

3,372

*

1.04

25,618

*

1.12

804

*

.91

181

*

.99

623

*

.89

FEBRUARY 2009

27,476

**

1.02

26,709

**

1.02

2,838

**

.88

23,871

**

1.04

767

**

.87

133

**

.74

634

**

.91

MARCH 2009*

80,895

*

2.95

80,362

*

3.03

2,988

*

.92

77,374

*

3.32

533

*

.61

146

*

.82

387

*

.55

CALENDAR YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*

138,165

5.07

136,061

5.16

9,198

2.84

126,863

5.48

2,104

2.39

460

2.56

1,644

2.35

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*

2,726,632

2,638,780

324,112

2,314,669

87,852

17,940

69,912

FISCAL YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*

221,926

8.19

217,099

8.28

17,618

5.47

199,481

8.67

4,827

5.49

1,316

7.25

3,511

5.03

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*

2,711,160

2,623,213

322,091

2,301,123

87,946

18,163

69,783

TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES A/

TOTAL SEPARATIONS A/

MARCH 2008

33,567

*

1.26

32,791

*

1.27

3,015

*

.96

29,776

*

1.32

776

*

.89

180

*

1.02

596

*

.86

APRIL 2008

26,249

*

.98

25,716

*

1.00

2,129

*

.68

23,587

*

1.04

533

*

.61

154

*

.87

379

*

.54

MAY 2008

25,729

*

.96

24,954

*

.96

2,234

*

.71

22,720

*

1.00

775

*

.88

160

*

.91

615

*

.88

JUNE 2008

30,341

*

1.12

29,026

*

1.11

2,581

*

.81

26,445

*

1.15

1,315

*

1.49

337

*

1.90

978

*

1.39

JULY 2008

31,326

*

1.15

29,873

*

1.14

2,717

*

.85

27,156

*

1.18

1,453

*

1.65

192

*

1.08

1,261

*

1.80

AUGUST 2008

49,061

*

1.81

46,414

*

1.77

5,642

*

1.75

40,772

*

1.77

2,647

*

3.05

394

*

2.22

2,253

*

3.26

SEPTEMBER 2008

32,638

**

1.21

31,736

**

1.21

3,205

**

1.00

28,531

**

1.24

902

**

1.04

192

**

1.07

710

**

1.03

OCTOBER 2008

31,456

**

1.16

30,377

**

1.16

2,943

**

.91

27,434

**

1.19

1,079

**

1.22

160

**

.88

919

**

1.32

NOVEMBER 2008

25,800

**

.96

25,175

**

.97

1,788

**

.56

23,387

**

1.03

625

**

.71

125

**

.68

500

**

.72

DECEMBER 2008

28,288

*

1.05

27,564

*

1.06

1,867

*

.59

25,697

*

1.13

724

*

.82

124

*

.67

600

*

.86

JANUARY 2009

53,637

*

1.98

52,522

*

2.01

6,021

*

1.86

46,501

*

2.03

1,115

*

1.27

470

*

2.57

645

*

.93

FEBRUARY 2009

26,190

**

.97

25,301

**

.97

2,625

**

.81

22,676

**

.99

889

**

1.01

274

**

1.52

615

**

.88

MARCH 2009*

25,930

*

.95

25,277

*

.95

1,844

*

.57

23,433

*

1.01

653

*

.74

139

*

.78

514

*

.73

CALENDAR YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*

105,757

3.88

103,100

3.91

10,490

3.24

92,610

4.00

2,657

3.02

883

4.92

1,774

2.54

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*

2,726,632

2,638,780

324,112

2,314,669

87,852

17,940

69,912

FISCAL YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*

191,301

7.06

186,216

7.10

17,088

5.31

169,128

7.35

5,085

5.78

1,292

7.11

3,793

5.44

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*

2,711,160

2,623,213

322,091

2,301,123

87,946

18,163

69,783

QUITS A/

MARCH 2008

7,544

*

.28

7,387

*

.29

808

*

.26

6,579

*

.29

157

*

.18

38

*

.22

119

*

.17

APRIL 2008

6,012

*

.23

5,905

*

.23

594

*

.19

5,311

*

.23

107

*

.12

28

*

.16

79

*

.11

MAY 2008

6,136

*

.23

5,988

*

.23

643

*

.20

5,345

*

.23

148

*

.17

28

*

.16

120

*

.17

JUNE 2008

6,027

*

.22

5,898

*

.23

686

*

.22

5,212

*

.23

129

*

.15

26

*

.15

103

*

.15

JULY 2008

4,482

*

.17

4,349

*

.17

656

*

.20

3,693

*

.16

133

*

.15

17

*

.10

116

*

.17

AUGUST 2008

12,677

*

.47

12,494

*

.48

2,401

*

.75

10,093

*

.44

183

*

.21

36

*

.20

147

*

.21

SEPTEMBER 2008

7,032

**

.26

6,920

**

.26

1,009

**

.31

5,911

**

.26

112

**

.13

26

**

.15

86

**

.12

OCTOBER 2008

5,657

**

.21

5,487

**

.21

655

**

.20

4,832

**

.21

170

**

.19

17

**

.09

153

**

.22

NOVEMBER 2008

4,681

**

.17

4,578

**

.18

487

**

.15

4,091

**

.18

103

**

.12

13

**

.07

90

**

.13

DECEMBER 2008

4,106

*

.15

3,989

*

.15

510

*

.16

3,479

*

.15

117

*

.13

12

*

.07

105

*

.15

JANUARY 2009

6,597

*

.24

6,464

*

.25

2,253

*

.70

4,211

*

.18

133

*

.15

25

*

.14

108

*

.16

FEBRUARY 2009

4,696

**

.17

4,605

**

.18

719

**

.22

3,886

**

.17

91

**

.10

20

**

.11

71

**

.10

MARCH 2009*

4,588

*

.17

4,487

*

.17

349

*

.11

4,138

*

.18

101

*

.11

13

*

.07

88

*

.13

CALENDAR YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*

15,881

.58

15,556

.59

3,321

1.02

12,235

.53

325

.37

58

.32

267

.38

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*

2,726,632

2,638,780

324,112

2,314,669

87,852

17,940

69,912

FISCAL YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*

30,325

1.12

29,610

1.13

4,973

1.54

24,637

1.07

715

.81

100

.55

615

.88

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*

2,711,160

2,623,213

322,091

2,301,123

87,946

18,163

69,783

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

TOTAL ACCESSIONS

MARCH 2008

41,589

*

1.57

40,525

*

1.58

3,885

*

1.29

36,640

*

1.62

1,064

*

1.22

235

*

1.34

829

*

1.19

APRIL 2008

36,356

*

1.37

35,724

*

1.39

2,752

*

.91

32,972

*

1.45

632

*

.72

172

*

.98

460

*

.66

MAY 2008

42,300

*

1.59

41,462

*

1.61

3,669

*

1.21

37,793

*

1.66

838

*

.96

176

*

1.00

662

*

.95

JUNE 2008

50,934

*

1.90

48,436

*

1.87

6,018

*

1.97

42,418

*

1.85

2,498

*

2.84

266

*

1.50

2,232

*

3.18

JULY 2008

39,411

*

1.46

37,965

*

1.45

4,781

*

1.54

33,184

*

1.44

1,446

*

1.64

321

*

1.80

1,125

*

1.60

AUGUST 2008

38,279

*

1.42

36,893

*

1.41

4,891

*

1.57

32,002

*

1.39

1,386

*

1.60

339

*

1.91

1,047

*

1.52

SEPTEMBER 2008

32,229

**

1.20

30,517

**

1.17

4,194

**

1.35

26,323

**

1.15

1,712

**

1.97

479

**

2.68

1,233

**

1.78

OCTOBER 2008

37,600

**

1.40

35,947

**

1.38

3,757

**

1.21

32,190

**

1.40

1,653

**

1.88

550

**

3.01

1,103

**

1.58

NOVEMBER 2008

29,754

**

1.11

28,729

**

1.11

3,041

**

.99

25,688

**

1.13

1,025

**

1.16

240

**

1.31

785

**

1.13

DECEMBER 2008

35,321

*

1.32

34,515

*

1.33

3,514

*

1.14

31,001

*

1.36

806

*

.92

228

*

1.24

578

*

.83

JANUARY 2009

36,226

*

1.35

35,163

*

1.35

4,100

*

1.31

31,063

*

1.36

1,063

*

1.21

230

*

1.26

833

*

1.20

FEBRUARY 2009

37,379

**

1.39

36,394

**

1.40

3,307

**

1.06

33,087

**

1.44

985

**

1.12

177

**

.98

808

**

1.16

MARCH 2009*

88,339

*

3.24

87,567

*

3.32

3,517

*

1.12

84,050

*

3.61

772

*

.88

177

*

.99

595

*

.85

CALENDAR YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*

161,944

5.97

159,124

6.06

10,924

3.49

148,200

6.41

2,820

3.21

584

3.26

2,236

3.20

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*

2,714,252

2,626,406

312,848

2,313,558

87,846

17,940

69,906

FISCAL YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*

264,619

9.81

258,315

9.89

21,236

6.83

237,079

10.31

6,304

7.17

1,602

8.82

4,702

6.74

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*

2,698,792

2,610,851

310,838

2,300,013

87,940

18,163

69,777

NEW HIRES

MARCH 2008

32,083

*

1.21

31,237

*

1.22

3,128

*

1.03

28,109

*

1.24

846

*

.97

182

*

1.04

664

*

.95

APRIL 2008

28,100

*

1.06

27,589

*

1.07

2,182

*

.72

25,407

*

1.12

511

*

.58

132

*

.75

379

*

.54

MAY 2008

33,190

*

1.24

32,585

*

1.26

2,850

*

.94

29,735

*

1.31

605

*

.69

126

*

.71

479

*

.69

JUNE 2008

41,601

*

1.55

39,319

*

1.51

5,228

*

1.71

34,091

*

1.49

2,282

*

2.59

230

*

1.30

2,052

*

2.92

JULY 2008

33,791

*

1.25

32,579

*

1.25

4,152

*

1.34

28,427

*

1.23

1,212

*

1.38

263

*

1.48

949

*

1.35

AUGUST 2008

31,546

*

1.17

30,572

*

1.17

4,030

*

1.30

26,542

*

1.15

974

*

1.12

272

*

1.53

702

*

1.02

SEPTEMBER 2008

26,798

**

.99

25,558

**

.98

3,573

**

1.15

21,985

**

.96

1,240

**

1.42

266

**

1.49

974

**

1.41

OCTOBER 2008

29,971

**

1.11

28,654

**

1.10

3,124

**

1.01

25,530

**

1.11

1,317

**

1.50

466

**

2.55

851

**

1.22

NOVEMBER 2008

23,684

**

.89

22,879

**

.88

2,491

**

.81

20,388

**

.89

805

**

.91

203

**

1.11

602

**

.86

DECEMBER 2008

29,960

*

1.12

29,359

*

1.13

2,669

*

.87

26,690

*

1.17

601

*

.68

187

*

1.02

414

*

.60

JANUARY 2009

29,744

*

1.10

28,940

*

1.11

3,324

*

1.06

25,616

*

1.12

804

*

.91

181

*

.99

623

*

.89

FEBRUARY 2009

27,431

**

1.02

26,664

**

1.02

2,798

**

.90

23,866

**

1.04

767

**

.87

133

**

.74

634

**

.91

MARCH 2009*

80,848

*

2.96

80,315

*

3.04

2,946

*

.94

77,369

*

3.32

533

*

.61

146

*

.82

387

*

.55

CALENDAR YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*

138,023

5.09

135,919

5.18

9,068

2.90

126,851

5.48

2,104

2.40

460

2.56

1,644

2.35

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*

2,714,252

2,626,406

312,848

2,313,558

87,846

17,940

69,906

FISCAL YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*

221,638

8.21

216,811

8.30

17,352

5.58

199,459

8.67

4,827

5.49

1,316

7.25

3,511

5.03

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*

2,698,792

2,610,851

310,838

2,300,013

87,940

18,163

69,777

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

TOTAL SEPARATIONS

MARCH 2008

33,466

*

1.26

32,690

*

1.28

2,916

*

.96

29,774

*

1.32

776

*

.89

180

*

1.02

596

*

.86

APRIL 2008

26,166

*

.98

25,633

*

1.00

2,048

*

.68

23,585

*

1.04

533

*

.61

154

*

.87

379

*

.54

MAY 2008

25,624

*

.96

24,849

*

.96

2,136

*

.70

22,713

*

1.00

775

*

.89

160

*

.91

615

*

.88

JUNE 2008

30,228

*

1.13

28,913

*

1.11

2,476

*

.81

26,437

*

1.15

1,315

*

1.49

337

*

1.90

978

*

1.39

JULY 2008

31,223

*

1.16

29,770

*

1.14

2,618

*

.85

27,152

*

1.18

1,453

*

1.65

192

*

1.08

1,261

*

1.80

AUGUST 2008

48,805

*

1.81

46,158

*

1.77

5,431

*

1.75

40,727

*

1.77

2,647

*

3.05

394

*

2.22

2,253

*

3.26

SEPTEMBER 2008

32,382

**

1.20

31,480

**

1.21

2,994

**

.96

28,486

**

1.24

902

**

1.04

192

**

1.07

710

**

1.03

OCTOBER 2008

31,360

**

1.16

30,281

**

1.16

2,851

**

.92

27,430

**

1.19

1,079

**

1.22

160

**

.88

919

**

1.32

NOVEMBER 2008

25,709

**

.96

25,084

**

.97

1,702

**

.56

23,382

**

1.03

625

**

.71

125

**

.68

500

**

.72

DECEMBER 2008

28,195

*

1.05

27,471

*

1.06

1,779

*

.58

25,692

*

1.13

724

*

.82

124

*

.67

600

*

.86

JANUARY 2009

53,544

*

1.99

52,429

*

2.01

5,934

*

1.90

46,495

*

2.03

1,115

*

1.27

470

*

2.57

645

*

.93

FEBRUARY 2009

26,090

**

.97

25,201

**

.97

2,530

**

.81

22,671

**

.99

889

**

1.01

274

**

1.52

615

**

.88

MARCH 2009*

25,831

*

.95

25,178

*

.95

1,750

*

.56

23,428

*

1.01

653

*

.74

139

*

.78

514

*

.73

CALENDAR YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*

105,465

3.89

102,808

3.91

10,214

3.26

92,594

4.00

2,657

3.02

883

4.92

1,774

2.54

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*

2,714,252

2,626,406

312,848

2,313,558

87,846

17,940

69,906

FISCAL YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*

190,729

7.07

185,644

7.11

16,546

5.32

169,098

7.35

5,085

5.78

1,292

7.11

3,793

5.44

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*

2,698,792

2,610,851

310,838

2,300,013

87,940

18,163

69,777

QUITS

MARCH 2008

7,535

*

.28

7,378

*

.29

800

*

.26

6,578

*

.29

157

*

.18

38

*

.22

119

*

.17

APRIL 2008

6,005

*

.23

5,898

*

.23

587

*

.19

5,311

*

.23

107

*

.12

28

*

.16

79

*

.11

MAY 2008

6,126

*

.23

5,978

*

.23

633

*

.21

5,345

*

.23

148

*

.17

28

*

.16

120

*

.17

JUNE 2008

6,021

*

.22

5,892

*

.23

680

*

.22

5,212

*

.23

129

*

.15

26

*

.15

103

*

.15

JULY 2008

4,474

*

.17

4,341

*

.17

649

*

.21

3,692

*

.16

133

*

.15

17

*

.10

116

*

.17

AUGUST 2008

12,668

*

.47

12,485

*

.48

2,393

*

.77

10,092

*

.44

183

*

.21

36

*

.20

147

*

.21

SEPTEMBER 2008

7,023

**

.26

6,911

**

.27

1,001

**

.32

5,910

**

.26

112

**

.13

26

**

.15

86

**

.12

OCTOBER 2008

5,650

**

.21

5,480

**

.21

648

**

.21

4,832

**

.21

170

**

.19

17

**

.09

153

**

.22

NOVEMBER 2008

4,673

**

.17

4,570

**

.18

479

**

.16

4,091

**

.18

103

**

.12

13

**

.07

90

**

.13

DECEMBER 2008

4,099

*

.15

3,982

*

.15

503

*

.16

3,479

*

.15

117

*

.13

12

*

.07

105

*

.15

JANUARY 2009

6,589

*

.24

6,456

*

.25

2,246

*

.72

4,210

*

.18

133

*

.15

25

*

.14

108

*

.16

FEBRUARY 2009

4,691

**

.17

4,600

**

.18

715

**

.23

3,885

**

.17

91

**

.10

20

**

.11

71

**

.10

MARCH 2009*

4,584

*

.17

4,483

*

.17

346

*

.11

4,137

*

.18

101

*

.11

13

*

.07

88

*

.13

CALENDAR YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*

15,864

.58

15,539

.59

3,307

1.06

12,232

.53

325

.37

58

.32

267

.38

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*

2,714,252

2,626,406

312,848

2,313,558

87,846

17,940

69,906

FISCAL YEAR 2009 TOTAL TO DATE*

30,286

1.12

29,571

1.13

4,937

1.59

24,634

1.07

715

.81

100

.55

615

.88

AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT*

2,698,792

2,610,851

310,838

2,300,013

87,940

18,163

69,777

*PRELIMINARY OR PREVIOUS MONTH'S TURNOVER TOTALS (OR PORTIONS THEREOF) WERE USED FOR CURRENT MONTH. **REVISED.

A/ EXCLUDES CONGRESS AND JUDICIAL BRANCH FOR WHICH TURNOVER DATA ARE NOT REPORTED. AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT IS ADJUSTED TO EXCLUDE CONGRESS AND THE JUDICIAL BRANCH IN CALCULATING TURNOVER RATES. TURNOVER DATA REFLECT EMPLOYEES IN ALL WORK SCHEDULES (FULL-TIME, PART-TIME, AND INTERMITTENT) AND ALL TENURES (PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY AND INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS). IN THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, TURNOVER DATA INCLUDE ALL CATEGORIES OF POSTAL EMPLOYMENT, BOTH CAREER AND NON-CAREER! NON-CAREER TYPES INCLUDE TEMPORARIES, CASUALS, AND REPLACEMENTS FOR EMPLOYEES ON LEAVE.